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		<title>Q: How Much Cash Do I Need to Bring?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 03:17:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Answer: That depends on a couple of things. The first place you might use cash is your on board account. This is set up during check-in. You can supply a credit card or use cash to establish your account. Your on board expenses will be charged against this account. If you run out of funds [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handy and Dry &#8211; Lewis N. Clark Waterproof Multi Purpose Pouch</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best part of any cruise is the time you spend having fun.  Whether it’s a day at sea by the pool, or a shore excursion at the beach or deep-sea fishing, there is so much you can do and see on any cruise.  So, you want to make sure you’re ready for adventure. One [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q: How Do I Get the Best Price on a Booking?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 01:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Barry &#038; Kimala, We just finished our first cruise and really enjoyed it. I received a lot of helpful information from your site. While on the cruise of course they offer future bookings, which I wish we would have taken the offer. But my question is about the comment that was made. The gentleman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fun, Fishing &amp; Festivities: Destination – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cabo San Lucas may have started out as a hiding place for English pirates, but the little fishing village nestled at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula has recently struck gold as a top-notch sun destination. Cabo became a celebrity favorite for big-game sport fishing after American author John Steinbeck published his non-fiction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Booking Your Cruise with the Right Travel Agent – Who to Choose?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:24:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer MacLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s time to start thinking of that perfect vacation, where you can turn off your phone, forget about your email and relax in that perfect deck chair by the pool.  If your heart is set on a great cruise vacation, what’s your first step? Should you book it yourself, or use a travel agent?  And [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OtterBox Waterproof Universal Case – Keeping it Dry</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer MacLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Dave and Simone of Ann Arbor, a cruise is the very definition of luxury; resting in their deck chairs with a frosty margarita in hand, sailing from port to port under the warm Caribbean sun.  But they’re not a couple who just likes to take it easy.  They love the adventure of snorkeling over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A World of Difference &#8211; The Culture and Etiquette of Tipping</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 03:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you go out for dinner and the service was great, you probably think nothing of leaving a 20 per cent tip on top of your bill, as a thank you for a nice experience.  While that may seem perfectly normal in North America, you may be surprised to learn that would be more than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Ways to Keep Your Home Safe While on Vacation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 19:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer MacLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The anticipation is rising, and you just can’t wait to get away on that dream vacation you’ve been planning.  There’s just one little thing nagging at you: what about your house?  Do you have a home safety plan in place? Here’s a handy home safety checklist with ten things you should do before you leave [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Q: Can I Bring My Own Wine for Dinner?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 03:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry McConnell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Answer: Yes, but there are limits and a few gotcha&#8217;s. Although there are minor differences between the cruise lines and policies get tweaked periodically, in general you can bring one bottle (max 750 ml) of wine or champagne per adult age 21 or over. And that brings us to the first gotcha. We took a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Party on the High Seas &#8211; Celebrating Spring Break on a Cruise</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:22:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer MacLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s a rite of passage for high school seniors and college students: Spring Break!  Other holidays are for family, or for earning money, but Spring Break is for you; time to relax and have fun.  So why not choose a cruise? Everybody does Daytona, parties on Padre and carouses in Cancun, but let’s face it, [...]]]></description>
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